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* NEW  Junto meeting Dec. 5
* NEW  Upcoming Junto speakers through April 2014
* NEW  Clinton-era "Harry & Louise" ads stop gov't healthcare
* NEW  NYC Ayn Rand Meetup, Sun., Nov. 24, 3:00pm
* NEW  "Atlas Shrugged" Reading Group, Sat., Nov. 30, 3:00pm
* NEW  Free market and Objectivist internet podcasts
* NEW  "J.F.K. -- High Class Beatnik?" by Ayn Rand
* NEW  Common Core problems, from The Independent Inst.
* NEW  Ayn Rand is quoted about Obamacare
* NEW  Government vs. your right to chose your food
* NEW  "The World of English Freedoms" by Daniel Hannan 
* NEW  Atlas Summit 2014: "Who is John Galt?" June 19 to 22
* NEW  Victor Davis Hanson's Freedom Academy, learning site
* NEW  HumanProgress.org a new site from Cato
* NEW  Sowell, Parker and the left's war against achievement
* NEW  Shark Tank celebrates individualism & capitalism, TV
* NEW  Rand's reality-based philosophy vs. Sunstein's fantasy
* NEW  Intrade closed in March this year
* NEW  Open the Books: Portal -- what do gov'ts spend?
* NEW  "Jamie Dimon plays lead in Ayn Rand novel"
* NEW  Obamacare comparable to slavery, not only a poor site
* NEW  Yaron Brook explains Objectivism at Summer Conf. 
* NEW "Re-Gift of the Magi," play by Janet Hopf
* NEW  Review of "Anthem" on Broadway
* NEW  "Anthem" free course from ARI Campus 
* NEW  Free market and Objectivist groups and sites
* NEW  Fred Cookinham's five Ayn Rand walking tours
* Read and post to the Junto sites
* About Junto and this Junto newsletter

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Junto is a group that shares information,
discusses current issues and presents speakers

Gary Hoover 
Eight principles of successful enterprise

Thursday, Dec. 5

Admission free -- no reservation necessary
* We'll socialize from 7:00pm to 7:30pm 
* 7:30pm moderator, Gene Epstein calls first for announcements 
    of things happening before the next Junto. Then other 
    announcements and for people introducing themselves.
* The speaker will begin promptly at 8:00pm. 
* Most speakers will present their thoughts in several sections. 
    Each section will have audience questions, discussions and 
    rebuttal of the speaker's points. 
* Discussions are intense but polite.
* The meeting will continue to 10:00pm or later.

General Society Library 
20 West 44 St., between 5th and 6th Aves., NYC
near the Grand Central Terminal

* Junto meets on the first Thursday of every month 
* Participation by all attendees is highly encouraged.
* 70 to 150 people attend most Juntos.

Gary Hoover 
    In the 2009-10 school year, he served as the first 
entrepreneur-in-residence at the Herb Kelleher Center for 
Entrepreneurship at the McCombs School of Business at U. 
of Texas at Austin. He teaches entrepreneurial thinking and 
other courses at his "Hoover Academy."  
    Watch his videos at: http://tiny.cc/HooverVideo 
and http://tiny.cc/HooverVid
    He began his entrepreneurial journey early. Growing up in 
Anderson, Indiana, a General Motors factory town, he asked
questions about business. Convinced the way to make the world 
better was to lead or create enterprises, he started subscribing 
to Fortune Magazine at 12. While other kids played ball, he 
memorized the Fortune 500. He visited 100s of corp. HQs and
offices before he was 18. He studied the stock market in depth. 
    His question was always, "What separates the losers from 
the winners?" He researched all types of enterprises from 
empires to unions, from General Motors to the U.S.A. 
    He studied economics at U. Chicago under Milton Friedman 
and 2 other Nobel Prize winners, was securities analyst for 
CitiBank Wall Street, buyer for Federated Dept. Stores & headed 
acquisitions and strategic planning for the May Dept. Stores.
    At 30 he created superstore BOOKSTOP, which helped 
change the nature of book shopping. It won kudos for 
preservation and restoration of historic buildings. He and 
partners sold it to Barnes & Noble for $41.5 million cash 
when it was 7 years old. 
    In 1990 he began a business information publisher, the 
Reference Press. It evolved into Hoover's, the world's largest 
internet-based provider of information about enterprises. 
    Hoover's Online, at www.hoovers.com, covers 1,000s of 
companies around the world, private, public and non-profit. 
    July 1999 Hoover's went public. March 2003 it was sold to
Dun & Bradstreet for $117 million. It has over 600 employees
    He's knows failure, having started travel superstore TravelFest
1993, closing it 1998-99 as airlines slashed commissions to
travel agents.
    2003 through 2008, he did an in-depth study of the museum 
industry and their business opportunities. He and colleagues, 
Story Stores, planned a chain of for-profit museums, starting 
with the concept RoadStoryUSA. The economic environment 
made raising capital difficult, it's on the back-burner for now.
    Now Gary travels the world speaking to Fortune 500 execs., 
trade associations, entrepreneurs, and college and high school 
students about how enterprises are built & stand the test of time. 
    His speeches and workshops have ranged from the Hong 
Kong and Jakarta to Mid-Atlantic Venture Capital Conference, 
from Microsoft and Oracle client conferences to strategic 
planning meetings of major law firms.
    From his experiences and lessons of the 1,000s of companies, 
he draws real-life examples of the things that matter. He talks 
of history, geography, demography, curiosity and other key 
things that aren't discussed in the newspaper or classroom. 
    In Austin, he's develop entrepreneurial thinking among local 
young people, helping create students who meet monthly to 
learn the keys to entrepreneurial success.
    Gary maintains a list of new business ideas, containing over 
100 concepts. PDF of his book $10: http://tiny.cc/HooverBook
    He says, "Success is based not on thinking like today's winner, 
but on thinking differently, thinking in original and creative ways."
    His site: http://hooversWorld.com
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Come to Junto, meet these upcoming speakers:

* Jan. 2, David Goldhill, "Catastrophic Care: Why Everything 
    We Think We Know about Health Care Is Wrong." 
    He's pres. and CEO Game Show Network. Before that he 
    was pres. Universal Television Group.

* Feb. 6, Dr. Keith Smith, speaking on Free Market Medicine. 
    Co-founder Surgery Center of OK, for-profit at fraction of 
    traditional hospitals charge. www.SurgeryCenterOK.com

* Mar. 6, Mark Skousen, speaking on Ben Franklin and his 
    libertarian critics. American Austrian School economist, 
    U. prof., author of 20+ books. Founder of FreedomFest, 
    the largest free minds conference. http://freedomfest.com

* April 3, Donald Smith investment adviser, speaking on 
    secrets of deep-value investing. Donald Smith & Co., Inc. 
    is a deep-value manager employing a strict bottom-up 
    approach. DonaldSmithAndCo.com

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Clinton-era "Harry and Louise" ads stopped gov't healthcare
    Back in the '90s when the Clintons were trying to get 
the votes for comprehensive health-care legislation, the 
Health Insurance Assoc. of America ran a series of devastating 
TV ads...
    The "Harry and Louise" ads showed a couple sitting around 
the kitchen table complaining about how their health-insurance 
coverage had been canceled and replaced with provisions they 
didn't want and that cost more.
    The commercials drove government officials into near
apoplexy....
    Read the rest of this editorial by Rance Crain, in AdAge:

http://tiny.cc/HarryHealth

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NYC Ayn Rand Meetup, Sun., Nov. 24, 3:00pm
    As always, we'll talk about Ayn Rand, her works, challenges, 
Objectivist life, options, associations and knowledge.
    Give and take, open to all, no charge, no reservations. 
It's on the last Sun. of each month.
    It's at The Midtown Restaurant, 155 East 55 St., between
3rd and Lexington Avenues, mid-block on the north side
of 55th St., in Manhattan, free.
    There are usually one to two dozen people at each Meetup.
Benny Pollack, Ayn Rand Meetup organizer, says: "Join our
group of regular Objectivists for a lively discussion on topics
related to Ayn Rand and Objectivist philosophy in general.
    "Please join us. If you are already versed in the topic, want
to learn or just want to spend an intellectually stimulating
afternoon, please come. I hope to see you all there."
    Get up-to-date info: http://aynRand.meetup.com/8

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"Atlas Shrugged" Reading Group, Sat., Nov. 30, 3:00pm to 5:30pm
    A chapter a month, New York Objectivist Society. . 
    120 Park Ave., SW corner 42nd St. alt. entrance on 42nd St. 
    It's a public space with tables and chairs. 
Part III: A is A, Chapter 10: 
"In the Name of the Best Within Us" 
    This is the final chapter of this 30 chapter book.
1. Francisco, Dagny, Rearden, Ragnar rescue Galt. 
2. Plane ride to the valley.
3. Eddie Willers in California.
4. Strikers prepare to return to the world -- The End.
5. Analysis of "Atlas Shrugged" as a whole. 
    We'll read aloud the final scene in the novel.
There's a $5 fee to attend. It's given to the Ayn Rand Inst. 
to give Rand's novels to high schoolers and home schoolers.  
    Please read the chapter in advance in preparation for
the discussion.
    Moderator Robert Begley will give an analysis of each scene, 
then open to comments and questions, before going to the next 
scene. Ending with a discussion of the chapter title's meaning.
    To learn more and to sign up: http://tiny.cc/NYheroesObj

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Free market and Objectivist internet podcasts
    These are mainly weekly "radio" shows you can hear online.
All are free. 
    If you're listening live you can join by commenting or 
asking questions by phone, email, comment in a chat room, 
tweeting, etc.  
    Listen to any show live or at any time. Some are on iTunes.

* "Objectively Speaking" (The Arshak and Andy Show)
        Andrew Bernstein and Arshak Benlian discusse current 
    events and timeless themes related to politics and culture 
    from the perspective of Ayn Rand's philosophy of 
    Objectivism.:

http://tiny.cc/ArshakAndy

* " 'Atlas Shrugged' Out Loud" Arshak Benlian's detailed, 
    scene by scene, study of Ayn Rand's epic novel. 

http://tiny.cc/StudyAtlas

* "Philosophy in Action" Diana Heish answer questions  
    on positive change in Islam, self-esteem and appearance, 
    rational suicide, deep-down atheism and more. 
        Live Sun. Q&As: 11:00am eastern time
        Live Wed. Interviews: 9:00pm eastern time

http://tiny.cc/DianaH

* "The Peikoff Podcasts" 
        Alternate weeks have Leonard Peikoff, philosopher,
    Ayn Rand's intellectual heir 
    or 
    Yaron Brook, CEO, Ayn Rand Institute.
        Leonard answers questions about Ayn Rand's philosophy 
    Objectivism. He focuses on human relationships, career, 
    moral issues -- not technical philosophy or practical politics. 
        Yaron answers questions on politics, economics,
    foreign policy.
        Podcasts available by topic, single questions, full episodes. 

http://tiny.cc/PeikoffBrook

* "Don't let it go unheard" Amy Peikoff's live discussion  
    of news and politics from the perspective of Ayn Rand's 
    philosophy Objectivism. 
        Bosch Fawstin, illusWriter usually on the show. Visit his 
    site to see his clever and dramatic work: http://tiny.cc/BoschF
        Robert Begley, a Junto regular, often calls in live. 

http://tiny.cc/AmyP

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"J.F.K. -- High Class Beatnik?" by Ayn Rand
    These are some parts of Rand's opinion of John F. Kennedy, 
Sept. 1, 1960.
    The first question to ask of a Presidential candidate is: does 
he regard the American voters as adult, responsible human 
beings who need all the specific knowledge he can give them, 
in order to pass judgment on crucial issues -- or does he regard 
them as blind masses, incapable of connecting two paragraphs 
within the same speech, seeking to be taken by any leader 
who’ll relieve them of the responsibility of decision?...
    "The only valid test of leadership," he states, "is the ability 
to lead, and lead vigorously."
    To lead -- where?
Senator Kennedy does not specify.
    To a civilized mind, that "where?" is the first test of leadership, 
by which one judges the qualifications of any would-be leader. 
But to Senator Kennedy, "vigor" is the only qualification 
necessary. Yet the vigor of a prizefighter is not the same thing 
as the vigor of a scientist -- the vigor of a thug is not the same 
thing as the vigor of a thinker -- the vigor of a dictatorship is 
not the same thing as the vigor of the President of a free country.
    Which did he mean? Senator Kennedy does not specify....
    His is not the line or the style of an advocate of the American 
system. The American system does not regard "private comfort"
and "public interest" as opposites: it regards the "public interest"
of a country as consisting of the "private comfort" of its citizens.
The American system has achieved the highest standard of living 
ever known on earth, and its progress has raised that standard 
ever higher for all people on all economic levels. But that is 
what Senator Kennedy calls "national decline" and "the stale, 
dank atmosphere of 'normalcy.' " What, then, is the "abnormalcy" 
he advocates? What does he regard as more efficient, more 
practical, more conducive to national greatness? There is only
one alternative: the "single-mindedness' of a dictatorship....
    When a man extols "leadership" -- leadership without 
direction -- leadership without any stated purpose, program or 
ideal -- leadership for the sake of leadership -- you may be sure 
that you are hearing the voice of a man motivated by power-lust. 
It is specifically the power-lust of the Fascist variety, because 
the Communists promised their victims an alleged social ideal, 
while the Fascists offer nothing but loose talk about some 
unspecified form of racial or national "greatness."...
    Read it all: http://tiny.cc/ARjfk

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Common Core problems, from The Independent Institute
    Most states have adopted Common Core, a gov't campaign 
to improve educational outcomes for K-12 students by meeting 
common academic benchmarks, particularly in math & English. 
    Common Core's basic flaws, says education policy expert 
and Independent Institute Research Fellow Vicki Alger, are 
its standards: "weak, costly, politicized and unconstitutional." 
    In three recent pieces she focused on two problems with 
Common Core: the political overtones of some of its reading 
recommendations and the program's threat to student and 
family privacy. Read them at: http://tiny.cc/CommonInd and 
http://tiny.cc/IndCommon and http://tiny.cc/CoreInd

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Ayn Rand is quoted about Obamacare
    At MedCityNews.com Chandresh Shah wrote: When I 
re-visited Ayn Rand recently I realized the relevance of her 
writing with respect to U.S. healthcare. Those struggling with 
trying to fix it, know what I am talking about.
    "When you know that in order to produce, you need to obtain 
permission from men who produce nothing, when you see that 
money is flowing to those who deal not in goods but in favours, 
when you see that men get rich more easily by graft rather than 
by work, and your laws no longer protect you against them but 
protect them against you, you know that your society is 
doomed." Ayn Rand. 
    Read all of it at: http://tiny.cc/RandHealth

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Government vs. your right to chose your food
    Institute for Justice launched a national food freedom 
initiative. To make sure the gov't stays out of the personal
decisions people make every day: What we eat and how we get 
our food. This nationwide campaign will bring property rights, 
economic liberty and free speech challenges to laws that dictate 
what Americans  can grow, raise, eat or even talk about.
    They've files 3 lawsuits challenging a Florida ban on 
front-yard vegetable gardens, Minnesota's severe restrictions 
on home bakers & Oregon's ban on ads for unpasteurized milk. 
    Read about each at: www.ij.org/FlVeggies and 
www.ij.org/MNCottageFoods and www.ij.org/ORMilk.

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"The World of English Freedoms" by Daniel Hannan 
    This essay in the Wall Street Journal is adapted from his 
new book, "Inventing Freedom: How the English-Speaking 
Peoples Made the Modern World."
    It's no accident that the English-speaking nations are the 
ones most devoted to law and individual rights...
    Alexis de Tocqueville is widely quoted these days as a 
witness to American exceptionalism. Quoted, but evidently not 
so widely read, since at the very beginning of "Democracy in 
America," he flags up what is to be his main argument, namely, 
that the New World allowed the national characteristics of 
Europe's nations the freest possible expression. Just as French 
America exaggerated the autocracy and seigneurialism of 
Louis XIV's France, and Spanish America the ramshackle 
obscurantism of Philip IV's Spain, so English America (as he 
called it) exaggerated the localism, the libertarianism and the 
mercantilism of the mother country: "The American is the 
Englishman left to himself."
    What made the Anglosphere different? Foreign visitors 
through the centuries remarked on a number of peculiar 
characteristics: the profusion of nonstate organizations, clubs, 
charities and foundations; the cheerful materialism of the 
population; the strong county institutions, including locally 
chosen law officers and judges; the easy coexistence of different 
denominations (religious toleration wasn't unique to the 
Anglosphere, but religious equality -- that is, freedom for 
every sect to proselytize -- was almost unknown in the rest of 
the world). They were struck by the weakness, in both law and 
custom, of the extended family, and by the converse emphasis
on individualism. They wondered at the stubborn elevation of 
private property over raison d'état, of personal freedom over
collective need.
    Read it all here: http://tiny.cc/USAfreedom

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Atlas Summit 2014: "Who is John Galt?" June 19 to 22, 2014
    The Atlas Society's annual summer conference will be in
Manchester, NH...for people interested in an open approach 
to Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism. 
    Day 1 features courses designed for students, though open to 
all. The main program is on the other days. Free State Project's 
Porcupine Freedom Festival starts the day after the Summit ends.
    The theme is "Who is John Galt?" "Atlas Shrugged" Part III 
film is coming out in July, they're asking who's changing the 
world and how? Online registration soon: www.atlassociety.org

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Victor Davis Hanson's Freedom Academy, a new learning site
    Here are some highlights of the description this historian 
has about his new course: 
    In the present age, we need a meeting place where people 
can rediscover what freedom entails and appreciate the origins 
and role of liberty. The majority of Americans yearn for a 
rebirth of these values that have sustained Western civilization, 
and birthed the American experiment. Such reverence for our 
heritage and origins is why we at PJ Media will offer a variety 
of ways to understand our present dilemmas through an 
appreciation of past ideas and events. 
    Despite all the contemporary upheavals in Washington -- 
whether over the government shutdown, debt-ceiling increase, 
or Obamacare -- we can be certain that history remains both our 
gateway to the future and our window to the past. The political 
strife we are witnessing is not new, but a continuance of the 
age-old struggle between the tragic and therapeutic views of the 
human condition, over the collision of history and humanities 
with the social sciences, and the liberty of the individual pitted 
against the coercive power of the collective.
    The Academy is the online home for the intellectually 
curious. They can draw on a book club that encourages reading 
and discussion of the principles of freedom and liberty, e-books, 
discussion guides, and a video lecture series that bring to life 
the ideas, people and states that shaped Western civilization.
    Beginning with the first lecture series, the Odyssey of 
Western Civilization, I will guide viewers on a 2,500-year 
journey across the landscape of Western civilization, from 
its origins in the Greek city-states to its most affluent and 
free expression in modern America. 
    Read the complete description: http://tiny.cc/FreedomCourse

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HumanProgress.org a new site from Cato
    There's never been a better time in history to inhabit our 
planet. There's been dramatic improvements in human 
well-being, especially striking in the developing world.
    This new, free, innovative site follows and documents the 
forward march of human progress. 
    You can explore human development indicators from many 
sources. Compare different indicators with one another, 
between countries and over time. Data is continually added 
to over 500 data sets and 2.3 million data points.
    Examines infant mortality rates, wealth, health, literacy, 
working time, transition to alternative energy, education, travel, 
political and religious freedom, and more. 
    Follow innovation, access to energy and rise of Asia -- to 
name a few. This can be your source for data, accompanying 
literature and videos, provided by a team of expert editors 
in association with leading outside researchers and scholars.
    Use the site: http://HumanProgress.org

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Sowell, Parker and the left's war against achievement
    Robert Begley, a Junto regular, wrote this in The Objective 
Standard's TOS Blog:
    In a recent Investor's Business Daily editorial, Thomas 
Sowell discusses the political left's war on achievement. As an 
example of the kind of achievement he sees as an affront to the 
left, he describes the accomplishments of "an upbeat young 
black man who was born without arms."
    Sowell cites an inspiring video about this young man, Richie 
Parker, in which we see that his parents chose to raise him to 
deal capably with the world, and that Richie chose to become 
fully independent and self-sufficient in life despite his handicap.
He is now an engineer at a race car company. He drives himself 
to work, operates a computer, rides a bicycle, and does pretty 
much everything that anyone else can do -- just without arms.
    Read the rest, link to the video at: http://tiny.cc/achieveBegley

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Shark Tank celebrates individualism & capitalism on weekly TV
    Joseph Kellard wrote this in The Objective Standard's 
TOS Blog: ABC's reality show Shark Tank offers a rare 
showcase of the character and abilities that entrepreneurs 
and investors cultivate to create and build businesses.
    The show features entrepreneurs who pitch their ideas to five 
investor "sharks" and seek to negotiate financing....
    Shark Tank highlights the kinds of risks entrepreneurs take 
and the commitments they make in order to pursue their goals....
    The show also highlights the deep and broad knowledge of 
markets and of the entrepreneurial mindset that investors must 
acquire and tap in order to carefully evaluate potential 
investments...."A goal without a timeline is simply a dream."
    ...In diametric opposition to the leftist slogan "You didn't 
build that," Shark Tank celebrates individual achievement, the 
entrepreneurial spirit, the profit motive, capitalism. May the 
entrepreneurs and investors on the show continue building great 
things and profiting enormously in doing so -- and may the 
producers of Shark Tank continue profiting handsomely from 
their outstanding show. Read it all at: http://tiny.cc/capitalShark

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Rand's reality-based philosophy vs. Cass Sunstein's fantasy
    The Objective Standard's TOS Blog says "Cass Sunstein 
has no idea (or chooses to misrepresent) what Ayn Rand wrote, 
believed, and advocated is obvious from his recent, concerted 
smear of Rand...."
    Sunstein claims Rand believed "people's happiness" has 
nothing do with "anything spiritual,"...claims that Rand shared 
with Marx a belief in materialism...claims that Rand created 
characters in her novels who were "either all good or all bad..." 
    Read this blog's answer here: http://tiny.cc/SunRand

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Intrade closed in March this year
    On Nov. 26, 2012 the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission brought a suit against Intrade for unregulated 
trading in traditional commodities, such as gold. On Dec. 23, 
Intrade closed all U.S. based member accounts. Trading volumes 
suffered a dramatic decrease without participation from U.S.
customers. On Mar. 10, 2013 Intrade suspended all trading. 
    This information is from: http://tiny.cc/intrade

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Open the Books: Portal -- what do gov'ts spend?
    Matthew Tymand told us, at the Nov. Junto, about this 
site and app which shows how much gov'ts are spending:
    Our mission is to engage, educate and empower citizens to 
demand transparent, accountable and smart government across 
America. If you are one of the tens of thousands from all walks 
of life who believe in the same principles, we are here to help.
    Open The Books Platform contains over 300 million lines 
of public spending data covering checkbook spending, pay
and pensions at the federal, state and local levels. We are in 
a unique position to offer analysis to citizens, corporations, 
non-profit organizations. We are nationally leading experts 
on Open Records and Freedom of Information requests.
    Some areas where our expertise can assist:
Total Compensation Analysis
    * Individual public employee analysis: includes salary, 
bonus, long-term incentives, benefits, perquisites, and all 
compensation "buckets" 
Macro Government Analysis
    * Our publically available site is extremely query able 
and user friendly. However, media companies, individuals
and non-profits may want to delve deeper into the data. Please
contact us with your ideas. We probably have a solution.
    Visit the site: www.OpenTheBooks.com

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"Jamie Dimon plays lead in Ayn Rand novel"
    By Caroline Baum 
"I am sure, Mr. Rearden,' said the eldest judge, 'that you do not  
really believe -- nor does the public -- that we wish to treat you 
as a sacrificial victim. If anyone has been laboring under such 
a misapprehension, we are anxious to prove that it is not true."
    The judge talking to Hank Rearden, one of the heroes of Ayn 
Rand's "Atlas Shrugged," might as well have been the regulators 
and legal authorities talking to Jamie Dimon, chief executive 
officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co. Rearden was on trial for 
selling the metal he had created, in defiance of the state. Dimon 
is being sued for...what exactly?...
    Two weeks ago, JPMorgan agreed to pay $920 million in 
penalties in connection with a $6.2 billion loss in derivatives 
trading by the bank's chief investment office in London. The 
bank admitted to mismarking positions and concealing the 
losses from regulators. The shareholders took the hit, not the
 taxpayers. Losing money isn't a crime, at least not yet....
    Read the rest at: http://tiny.cc/randNovel

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Obamacare comparable to slavery, it's not that it's a poor site
    Many are fighting Obamacare by talking about it's site not
working. But that's not the important issue. We wouldn't be 
better off if the site worked perfectly.
    In discussing the meaning of slavery, TheBlaze Radio host 
Jay Severin said to Glenn Beck: "the government forces us to 
buy and do things we don't want, taxes us for it." 
From: http://tiny.cc/SlaveryHealth

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Yaron Brook explains Objectivism at Summer Conf. download
    Full-length video of his 2013 talk: "Objectivism is Radical 
(and Applying It Can Be Hard)." 
    Brook explains how Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism 
is radical -- and radically different. He uses various policy 
issues to illustrate how Objectivism approaches problems 
through a fundamentally unique set of ideas.
    View free: http://tiny.cc/ObjRadical
Buy MP3 download for 99 cents: http://tiny.cc/RadicalObj

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"Re-Gift of the Magi," play by Janet Hopf
    Janet told us about this at the Nov. Junto. It's at The Chain 
Theatre in Long Island City, NY.
    "Destined to become a holiday classic, Re-Gift finds 
twenty-something Jesus in a jam. Who can he turn to for help 
but a certain three wise men he's heard about but never met?  
    "This new play by Janet ('God Bless You, Mister Scrooge!') 
is a funny look at a sheltered boy's journey into manhood and 
history. Suitable for families": http://tiny.cc/ReGiftPlay

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Review of "Anthem" on Broadway
    This play based on an Ayn Rand novella closed Nov. 3.
"...by the waning moments of [the play] the tiniest of changes 
land with the most breath-robbing force. A single, unexpected 
lighting cue sends your imagination soaring. Minute flashes of 
color elicit genuine gasps. And the evening’s first utterance 
of a certain one-syllable word is enough to bring tears to your 
eyes. Rarely is immersion in one style, one viewpoint, this
enveloping or this total.
    "Jeff Britting has, in word as well as intent, captured in 
theatrical writing the indomitable personality and unmistakable 
voice of one of the most truly distinctive novels from one of
the 20th century’s most distinctive voices, Ayn Rand."...    
    This review by Matthew Murray is at: http://tiny.cc/AnthemR

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"Anthem" free course from ARI Campus 
    The course is on Ayn Rand's novella answers to these 
questions and many more:
*How did Ayn Rand's childhood experiences influence her 
    writing of Anthem?
* Why did Ayn Rand choose to write "Anthem" in the form 
     of the main character's journal?
* How does "Anthem" compare to other dystopian novels, such
    as "1984" and "Brave New World?"
Learn about and take this course here: http://tiny.cc/ARanthem

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Free market and Objectivist groups and sites

* Groups which meet in Manhattan:
    Atlas Reading Group -- http://tiny.cc/AtlasReadGroup
    Ayn Rand NY Tours -- http://tiny.cc/ToursRand
    Gotham Tea Party -- http://tiny.cc/GothamTea
    Manhattan Libertarian Party -- manhattanLP.org
    NYC Ayn Rand Meetup -- meetup.com/AynRand-8
    NYC Junto -- http://nycjunto.org
    NY Objectivists/NY Heroes -- http://tiny.cc/NYheroesObj

* Sites to visit:
    Aristos: An Online Review of the Arts -- aristos.org
    "Atlas" in your life -- www.Fountainheadinstitute.com
    Ayn Rand Institute -- AynRand.org
    Ayn Rand Lexicon -- AynRandLexicon.com
    Bastiat Institute -- Bastiatinstitute.org
    Center for Industrial Progress -- http://tiny.cc/indProgress
    Cato Institute -- http://www.cato.org/
    Ed Thompson's site -- AtlasAnswers.net
    education blog -- http://LiberatingEducation.blogspot.com
    Forum for Ayn Rand fans -- forums.4aynRandFans.com
    Institute for Justice -- http://ij.org/
    Liberty Magazine -- http://tiny.cc/LibertyMag
    Ludwig Von Mises Institute -- mises.org
    Objectivism Online -- objectivismOnline.com
    Real Clear Politics -- RealClearPolitics.com
    Rebirth of Reason -- RebirthOfReason.com
    Sense of Life Objectivists -- soloPassion.com
    The Atlasphere -- theAtlasphere.com
    The Atlas Society -- AtlasSociety.org
    The College of the United States -- www.rifinst.org
    The Objective Standard -- theObjectiveStandard.com
    The Objective Standard's Blog -- http://tiny.cc/blogTOS
    The Tracinski Letter -- tracinskiLetter.com

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Fred Cookinham's five Ayn Rand walking tours
* "Atlas Shrugged"
* Ayn Rand's Park Ave. 
* Skyscrapers of ''The Fountainhead'' 
* Ayn Rand on Broadway
* Ayn Rand Fifth Ave.     

http://tiny.cc/ToursRand

    All scheduled tours $20, over 65 $15. Private tours $30. 
To arrange for your private tour or for more information, call 
Fred at home: 718-397-9019 or on his cell: 917-607-9019 or 
email him: fcookinham [at] juno.com 
    Fred's tours get better because he never stops researching. 
''What I have learned from a lifetime of studying Ayn Rand."
    He's often at Junto and Ayn Rand Meetups. He gave his 
''Ayn Rand and Free Market Tour'' for Mont Pelerin Society. 

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